Ohio State had a chance to tie it up or win the game with five seconds to go, and Tanner Holden hit his first shot of the game with a buzzer-beat triple to cement the victory.
First-year Buckeye wings Brice Sensabaugh and Roddy Gayle Jr. speak with media members on the practice court at the Schott ahead of Thursday's Rutgers game.
Brice Sensabaugh, Bruce Thornton, Roddy Gayle Jr. and Felix Okpara all score 10 points or more as four Buckeye freshmen finish in double figures for the first time in eight years.
In its first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium since 2012, Ohio State looks to replicate last year's 71-66 win over the Blue Devils in Jon Scheyer's first season at the helm.
Ohio State picks up its first win in the Maui Invitational, dominating an all-Ohio affair with its fifth straight victory in the all-time series against Cincinnati.